The pandemic is commonly viewed as a sea change in the prevalence of remote work in the United States. Though it is estimated that approximately 11 million people (7.3 percent of the U.S. labor force) worked from home before the pandemic, for many workers whose jobs could be done remotely, the pandemic provided them with … Read more

The name of this site, Work From Home Wiser, glosses over an important truth about working from home – there are many different ways to do it. I work from home full-time as a freelance writer and entrepreneur. I am self-employed. On the other hand, my partner, who also works from home, is an employee. … Read more

Working from home is far from a monolithic experience. But, broadly speaking, most people who work from home will fall into one of two camps – they will either be self-employed (freelancers, gig workers, and entrepreneurs) or they will be remote workers, employees of a company who are working remotely full-time or part-time. No matter … Read more

Here’s my story about poor professional boundaries. Though it is only one of several stories I could share about failing to set boundaries within my work and between my work and personal life, it is the latest and the most relevant to working remotely. If you don’t know already, I am a writer who works … Read more

Some day I am going to write a piece titled, “Waitressing in the Time of COVID,” because during the pandemic that’s what I was doing. I had the sort of job where you either reported to work OR you didn’t work at all because the place where you had been working had been ordered to … Read more

Working from home is liberating. A little too liberating, perhaps. You now have the freedom to design your own schedule (especially if you work for yourself). But this also places the full weight of time management on your shoulders. The absence of a conventional office to report to means no supervisors monitoring your progress or … Read more

Work dynamics have evolved and, for many of us, home has become the new office. Though often sought after, this shift to working from home brings with it a unique set of challenges. Chief among them is creating a distraction-free work area. A well-considered home workspace is more than just a desk and chair in … Read more

Let’s talk about the benefits of standing desks for home offices. Before I became a full-time WFH writer, I was a waitress. I had been waitressing on and off for many years, ever since I squeezed my way into the food service industry the summer after my freshman year in college. In hindsight it seems … Read more

A bit of greenery makes a nice addition to your home office. Beyond improving aesthetics, indoor plants are also thought to enhance well-being. So take a break from computer-based tasks and engage in some indoor gardening. In this post we’ll consider the theoretical benefits of plants and identify seven easy to grow, pet-safe plants for … Read more

Who would think you could get injured sitting at a desk? Ergonomists. That’s who. An ergonomist is a person who studies ergonomics, the science of designing devices, systems, and environments – work environments – to fit the people who use them. YOU are the primary user of your home office … a space where you … Read more